Matariki celebrations

Matariki is the Māori name for the small cluster of stars in the Taurus constellation that rise during the New Zealand winter. The Māori New Year signals a time for connecting with, and giving thanks to, the land, sea and sky. 

As part of our Matariki celebration, we made kites out of black plastic bags, wooden sticks, silver strips, string, cellotape and fancy felt pens. 

 Here we are with our buddies and their kites.

We took them out to fly with our buddies. It was SO much fun and they all flew really well.